Rep. Angie Nixon

Division of Labor Standards; Creates Division of Labor Standards for specified purposes; designates division as state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of State Constitution; revises provisions relating to state minimum wage including, protected rights, prohibition on certain contracts, process for filing complaint, statute of limitations during investigation, liability & recordkeeping; creates the Division of Labor Standards Community Advisory Board; provides for membership, meetings & duties of board; requires annual report.

Financial Assistance for Homeowners; Creates Homeowners' Assistance Fund within Department of Commerce for specified purposes; provides expenses that qualify under fund; requires secretary of department to allocate certain amount of funds for administrating & overseeing fund, to provide technical assistance to eligible entities, & to inspector general of department to oversee certain programs; specifies how secretary must allocate funds to eligible entities; requires eligible entities to request funds within certain time period; requires secretary to disburse & reallocate funds within certain time period.

Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit among certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program; requires corporation to establish & adopt procedures & to prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; creates Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides corporation with certain powers & responsibilities relating to program; provides requirements for program.

Protection from Surgical Smoke; Requiring hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures.

Charter School Capital Outlay Funding; Requires charter school to provide certain information to its sponsor to be eligible to receive capital outlay funds; provides charter school is ineligible for such funds if it fails to provide such information.

Medicaid Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extends Medicaid eligibility to specified adults.

Financial Accountability in Publicly Funded Education; Revises requirements for private school to participate in certain educational scholarship programs; requires DOE to suspend payment of funds to participating private schools; creates K-12 Education Funding Task Force within DOE; & provides requirements for task force.

Insurance; Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides powers & duties of commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; prohibits commissioner from engaging in certain activities or employment for specified period after leaving office; requires interest earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency; authorizes persons who engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; requires insurance agents to advise insurance applicants of flood risk; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program; increases appropriation to My Safe Florida Home Program; provides effective date. APPROPRIATION: $300,000,000

Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards; Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards.

Department of Labor; Creates Department of Labor; provides structure & purpose of department; designates department as state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of State Constitution; revises provisions relating to state minimum wage including, protected rights, prohibition on certain contracts, process for filing complaint for violation of protected rights, statute of limitations during investigation, liability, & recordkeeping; creates the DOL Community Advisory Board; requires annual report.